Okay, thanks for the discussion. I think we can work something out. Could you please open up a ticket on our bug tracker for this feature request? (unless there is one already...)
Thanks! Turbo 2012/12/27 Ian <ian-xcs...@zsd.co.za>: > On 27/12/2012 13:38, Tobias Bieniek wrote: > >> I see. Maybe a "screen lock" might be more suitable though? Have you >> thought about that idea in contrast to your suggestion? I know that >> the PG pilots have expressed their need for a screen lock too once or >> twice. > > > I think the objective is to have XCsoar respond to deliberate input and not > inadvertent input. > > In my case the inadvertent inputs are mainly "tap map" inputs. Other > occasional inadvertent inputs are from touching the Android soft buttons. (I > don't think there is much that can be done about the soft keys and they are, > literally, a much smaller problem.) > > The Android "long touch" is available on the platform, it is not being used > for anything else at the moment and (like gestures) is highly unlikely to be > input inadvertently. The "tap map" function is only required occasionally, > hence my suggestion to use a long touch to access this feature. > > A lock screen function would require an additional action to unlock it > before any other input could be made. After unlocking the screen you can > still activate "tap map" by mistake while entering gestures etc. > > This might work for paragliding pilots but for me it would be a bit of an > overkill. > > Thanks > > Ian > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. ON SALE this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122712 _______________________________________________ Xcsoar-user mailing list Xcsoar-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xcsoar-user
